Academy sponsor led · Bradford

Tong Leadership Academy

11–19Ages
799Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
142761URN

Westgate Hill Street, Bradford, BD4 6NR

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Bradford median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bradford

310 applications for 156 places · 28th of 35 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

34.7of 90

Bradford 41.8 England 46.0

32nd of 35 in Bradford

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Bradford median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

310 applications · 156 places offered · 125 named it first

2026 2.0; Bradford median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.5; Bradford median median 2.5
2023 1.9; Bradford median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Bradford median median 2.5
2021 1.5; Bradford median median 2.5
2020 2.0; Bradford median median 2.3
2019 1.2; Bradford median median 2.4
2018 1.9; Bradford median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 2.8; Bradford median median 4.3; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Bradford median median 4.1; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Bradford median median 3.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Tong High School (URN 107366), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	156	310	2.0	125	0.80
Sep 2025	170	367	2.2	136	0.80
Sep 2024	203	311	1.5	120	0.59
Sep 2023	148	281	1.9	78	0.53
Sep 2022	204	313	1.5	103	0.50
Sep 2021	209	310	1.5	90	0.43
Sep 2020	164	319	2.0	83	0.51
Sep 2019	261	315	1.2	63	0.24
Sep 2018	183	349	1.9	68	0.37
Sep 2017	262	433	1.7	91	0.35
Sep 2016 *	223	626	2.8	112	0.50
Sep 2015 *	266	612	2.3	155	0.58
Sep 2014 *	261	736	2.8	158	0.61

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

163 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)34.732nd of 35 in Bradford

Bradford 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%22nd of 35 in Bradford

Bradford 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Bradford 60% England 66%

This school
Bradford median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.61

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	163	34.7	37%	55%	–
2024/25	146	26.4	18%	38%	–
2023/24	149	35.8	37%	50%	−0.61
2022/23	170	38.2	32%	52%	−0.26

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Tong Leadership AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 34.7Attainment 8
BBG Academy
2.0 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2021

2.8applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
Bradford Forster Academy
2.7 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Bradford Academy
3.1 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
3.9 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.1applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
Crawshaw Academy
4.0 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Bronte Girls' Academy
4.2 km · Bradford

Good2024

2.5applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Pudsey Grammar School
4.4 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Dixons City Academy
4.6 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

7.7applications per place 52.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 142761 · 380/4028
Trust: Star Academies
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,610 pupils · 799 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2016
Replaced: Tong High School (URN 107366)
Address: Westgate Hill Street, Bradford, BD4 6NR
Local authority: Bradford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources